As the Obama administration enters its second year, I -- and undoubtedly millions of others -- have struggled to develop a shorthand term that captures our emotional unease. Defining this discomfort is tricky. I reject nearly the entire Obama agenda, but the term "being opposed" lacks an emotional punch. Nor do terms like "worried" or "anxious" apply. I was more worried about America's future during the Johnson or Carter years, so it's not that dictionary, either. Nor, for that matter, is this about backroom odious deal-making and pork, which are endemic in American politics.

What’s next will be an immigration bill that will give citizenship to thousands of aliens.

Then we will be an occupied country ruled by an alien force. Who do you think is going to fill the ranks of the civilian defense force he wants to create? And don’t forget, he wants this civilian force to be as powerful as our national armed forces.

When Israel finally does hit Iran and gas goes to $6 a gallon and the economy tanks, that’s when Obama will make his move.

This argument is so bizarre that I do not even know where to begin deconstructing it. The culture of rural Georgia is not the culture of the United States, and this column is clearly draws on the echoes of Reconstruction era and Civil Rights era resentment for federal "interference." It seems to me that rural Georgians are once again out of step with efforts toward social progress.

Robert Weissberg is a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois. I do not believe he is from the south. The statements concerning a civilian defense force were made by Obama.

Rural GA? Lamar County is only 40 miles south of Atlanta. This is not rural GA, this is the suburbs. I’m not sure where you live, but you need to get out a little more. A lot of people here in the south totally get it! We see the power grab the Dems are engineering. We people around here tend to be individuals, not the vote buying entitlement class Obama’s trying to buy off.

rEither your sentence about rural Georgia was garbled or my head is. This nation is full of people who feel a kind of existential fear for the first time in their lives, almost like reality itself has changed in the last 10 years.

First, 9/11 and the movement for a worldwide caliphate, then 10% of our sounthern neighbors living illegally in our country, and now a president who has telegraphed repeatedly that we are no longer a part of the old England-Canada-Australia coaliton. We are now in tight with Venezeuela, Cuba, Russia -- has BO ever met a dictator he doesn't like?

He is a third-worlder, not an American, who knows enough of our customs to copy them and enough of our attitudes to emulate them, but he does not think as we do. He's much worse than our first affirmative action president which might have brought us together. He is our first anti-America president and he is splitting this country apart and then directing us away from our natural, freedom-loving allies.

John Adams once said that if worthless men are at the head of affairs then it is because worthless men are at the middle and at the tail. :) Just thought I'd put that out there. Before you criticise, why don't you introspect yourself. Could you do a better job as president? No, we should be commending this man on his courage to accept this position. It was heading in a bad direction when he came into office and he has stagnated the downward movement and even began to put it on the rebound. He knew he would be subject to criticism by undulations of people, but he still stands strong through the scrutiny and we all know he's going to be a one term president but that hasn't stopped him. He is the epitome of courage and I for one will pay homage to him. So whatever is said about him, I don't care.

I acknowledge Robert Weissberg's qualifications as a political science professor who is not from the South. Still, I do not see what the argument is. Georgia's reactionary fear of all things federal or Democratic is ridiculous.

Yes, Americans are full of fear, and here in Georgia, I have had people tell me seriously that 1) Barack Obama is the anti-Christ, 2) National Health Care means we will all have chip implants, and 3) blue-helmeted troops from the U.N. will be patrolling our streets once martial law is declared. This is crazy, paranoid stuff.

I wish there would be a Democratic Revolution in Georgia. Maybe some of the fear-mongering would stop.

Georgia and Illinois share much similarity. At one time Illinois had more Klan members than any state in the south. Any well traveled person knows for a fact that rural Georgia (Lamar County) is definitely out of step with the rest of our nation. And Yes, Lamar is rural because I have lived in both places for a number if years. Proximity as nothing to do with it, were as culture does.

Some people are just weird. They can't stick with the facts. They have to make up all sorts of untrue paranoid BS.

When politician allow corporate America (or corporate the rest of the world) to make laws, steal, and do what they want unfettered from moral or legal restrain, it is OK. No one is paranoid then. When a foreign oil company tells our government an extra safety precaution that only costs $500,000 on a $500 million dollar oil rig isn't worth the investment that is OK.

Steve the rational one-- You really do need to change your handle, because your rationing makes no sense to about 60% of the rest of the country. Steve the rational one, please be careful of what you wish for--- I am afraid if something does not change in November, you just may get your wish about the revolution.I really don't think you understand the anger of the people that foot the bills through taxes, and watch it squandered down the tube by Socialist Liberals such as yourself. You must be really unsure of yourself to want all of the government that B.H.O. is giving the country against their will.
#6 I am very glad you intend to follow this man no matter what. I guess you think just printing money with nothing to back it up with will cure every problem we have--- I don't think so.If this keeps up Obama is going to put this country in the same boat as Greece. Don't think so, look it up. They are on the brink of bankruptcy and defaulting on their national debt and obligations to it's citizens. The way you talk you don't realize that the Gov. of Greece had to print money just as This Regime is doing to the people of this country. When this man has you standing on the edge of the cliff, he will be standing behind you to say-- Follow me, and push the rest of us off.He will never have to work a day in his life after his debacle, but you and the rest of us will be making sacrifices for the rest of our days. By the way, when you use the numbers that Bush dealt with, it was billions. The figure that Obama now uses is trillions. I don't guess you know the difference!!!!!! Husein Obama is on a course to put America in it's place,at the bottom of the worlds economy....He made the statement (capitalism is the enemy) A Democratic Republic has a life span of about 200yrs. This Republic is 230 and some change.Each time a Republic has had a downfall, was due to 2 reasons. One it gave women the vote. They have a tendency to want security, more than complete freedom. Two- groups of people learn to manipulate the system by block voting to take money away from those that take the chances with their investments and make wealth by earning it .Taking from one that earns it by the use of force and giving it to those that set on the porch is perfectly O.K. with people like you. If you think this man is doing a great job as you lead to, why are you in the mindset he will be a one term president? Could it be that deep in your heart you know it's a disaster we will be paying for, and my great-grandchild as young as she is will not see this debt you agree with , be paid. Trillions and Trillions now. Whats the next number up? I don't think I have ever heard it. I guess I need to learn it soon.

I agree with TTerry. we should get back to conservative government we had in the years past, that brought us to the wonderful shape we are in before BHO ruins our economy, environment, or makes us look like idiots to the rest of the world by doing something stupid like invading a country that had nothing to do with 9-11.

Look dude...if you voted for Dubya twice, you have no credibility...period. You and your comrades need to sit this one out. Your decision making abilities and general view of the world are questionable at best. Dont elect another Bush and we will not elect another Obama..how about that.

#9.2 I'm glad you like the limited Gov. idea. I would like to get back to a constitutional size Federal Gov. The States rights have eroded for many years. The invasion, if I'm not mistaken, was to United Nations mandates and intelligence of tons of poison gasses and nerve gas was there. This Intel. was looked at by our allies,and deemed credible. Husein had used these weapons of mass destruction in the 5 or 6 yr. war with Iran attacking civilian populace in crowed streets, and Husein used these weapons on helpless women,children, and old folks that were his own people- The Curds. About a couple of years ago The Israelis took out a nuclear plant with high potential.
We were stupid with the following--Great Brittan-- Australia-- Turkey-- South Korea--Poland--France , I just can't remember all of them. There was a list but I can't say how many. The point being we were not alone by no means. There was training camps on the border going into Syria for Al Qaeda fighters that were taken out. We freed people from wood chipper deaths, we freed women from reap rooms. Now the people will risk death by terrorist attack, because these stupid people gave them the right to vote and pick their own leaders, not let a mass murder dominate by killing every one that did not agree with him. Mass graves-numbering in the 100s of thousands of bodies-whole families snuffed out including children. I am sad you think saving millions of people from a murdering maniac is a bad thing.
#9.2 Hey Dud, I am guilty, I voted for Bush two times.I hate to say I chose the lesser of two evils, but I did. Bush did only two things I liked. He cut taxes that brought in a lot more money to the Gov. to spend on the give me folks without taxing us to death as Obama has future plans to raise taxes on everyone, including the so called poor---He took the fight over there and did not allow it to be here. Look at the map. If you have not bothered to look, Iran(The bad boy on the block, threatened everyone,including The U.S.A., is between Iroc and Afghanistan. He has not long ago said death to America in front of your pres. and all of the United Nations, and received a standing ovation.) But he never claimed to invent the Internet like Big AL. Lie to the American people about global warming.He has made millions selling a phony carbon footprint to off set the warming. If you haven't herd, the latest, it is falling apart, due to the scientist that came up with this, lied, and made it up and changed data to make it look authentic, but a lie it is. I will say your offer is the best one I have had in a long time. No Bush--No Obama but I do hope we can have a pres. that will take the constitution--With especially the Bill of rights, and put it out there for everyone to be governed by. If none of you have read it please educate yourself. I think you will be impressed of the rights we have being a citizen of this great country. That's why we need legal immigrants,not a lot of criminals like we are getting now. Just a thought

TTerry, maybe if there were more "Curds" in Iraq, we could just make cottage cheese instead of war.

Seriously, I pay taxes just like most other folks, and I applaud the president for his attention to important social justice issues. He was elected by a majority of Americans, and a majority elected a Democrat Congress. You all might disagree with their agenda, but there is no nefarious plan to trample your rights. It's just an honest disagreement over how to solve the problems our nation faces.

Steve the rational one:
Cute comment about the Curds and cheese.Unfortunately these Curds can no longer taste any because they were murdered by poison gasses with a very good delivery system. HUSIN ,in the past, became very good at being a killing machine. Sometimes war is a necessary evil if a country is to remain free. War should be a last option. I can respect your unwillingness to fight, but sometimes you must,to have the privilege of a free society as we are fortunate to have men and women who bled and died for ours.
You are correct when you say the majority elected your pres. I have a problem with his type of social justice. Take from those that have made the plans of a life time, and give to those who do not plan anything. Obama's social justice is splitting us apart. when I was in school, and reached the age of know-it-all, I had all of the worlds problems solved, and everybody else was dumb but me. Especially the people over thirty, because no one could trust them. As I got older I was amazed at how smart their ideas became. It couldn't be that my thought process had matured somewhat. The point being--Obama was elected by a slogan of "A change you can believe in" with a media who preached of a god like man that will cure all of your problems, and we will fundamentally change America forever,and all walks of life believed this garbage, especially the young know-it-alls that voted for the first time ever. I do believe the dumb masses that were taken in by this man are beginning to realize, someone that has been in a elected position for approx. 180 days does not have the smarts to run this country. If you followed politics,and was aware how he was elected, you may be smart enough not to think of this man as being god like, as the media has bombarded us with. Obama and the election board had all of the candidates running for the senate seat, disqualified so he was the only on that ran in the race. Even that was a new low for the Chicago style gangster politics. Please, if you ever vote again, have the curiosity to dig in the background of someone you wish to give the reigns of this country to,not just one or two 10 second sound bites and take that as being the gospel. I had to learn, you can to, if you will get over being nieve. Never take a politician's word on anything, but dig,dig,dig in their background and see how they have voted on things in the past, and you should get a good idea of how they will screw you or be a good leader and promote our constitution that was given to us by the way of WAR, which you benefit greatly. When you read all of these first amendment thoughts you should be proud of the men and women that gave them to us,and fights for us to keep this precious beginning of our constitution,with the Bill Of Rights, that belong to every man,woman ,and child in thes United States Of America, (Legally) Please don't take my word, but read them for yourself, and maybe it will generate some curiosity in you. Good reading.

This shows how out of touch with reality you are TeeTee. You can't even write coherently, you just ramble with hate and false statements:

"Look at the map. If you have not bothered to look, Iran(The bad boy on the block, threatened everyone,including The U.S.A., is between Iroc and Afghanistan. He has not long ago said death to America in front of your pres. and all of the United Nations, and received a standing ovation.)"

What are you talking about? Who is Iroc and who is "he"? If you are talking about Iran and their president, the USA got us into that mess. We supported the Shaw of Iran when he was murdering and ruling Iran with an iron fist. It's similar to how we trained and financed Bin-laden and now he turned on us. When we are dishonest with the rest of the world, it stirs the nuts all up.

"But he never claimed to invent the Internet like Big AL. Lie to the American people about global warming.He has made millions selling a phony carbon footprint to off set the warming. If you haven't herd, the latest, it is falling apart, due to the scientist that came up with this, lied, and made it up and changed data to make it look authentic, but a lie it is."

Nonsense. Global warming was not concocted by one person, and the data was not changed. NASA and every other independent scientific agency and group in the world all agree we have global warming, and an unheard of 90+ percent agree man is a major player in the change.

The big scandal you are thinking of is based on a fellow who emailed other people he knew trying to get everyone on the same page to present a uniform argument. This happens every day when people believe in things. It was investigated, and no wrongdoing was found. It also is one person out of thousands of people in agreement.

One could argue the Bush White house, after marking up and editing reports on global warming to change the strength of the wording, did even worse.

You are forgetting one thing...Hussein didnt just start murdering people. Our leadership has known for a long time. Just like it has known about the atrocities in Africa (Sudan). You need to ask yourself, why does our leadership care now? Why Iraq? What is different?

Greece can't print money. Greece is on the euro now, as is the rest of the European Union, so no country has complete control of their currency, unlike the United States, who does have control of the dollar and can print it at will. Greece is borrowing from Germany, who is reluctant to let them have the money. Since Greece can't print their own money, all they can do is cut the fat from their bloated budgets. And the masses are rioting, much like what would happen here if the US cut all the freebies it hands out (I still say DO IT!).

#10.1 Well weee weee you got me. I failed to press spell check.You must have known through your superior intelligence what I was talking about from your answer. If you knew all of the history of Iran, you would know the British Empire first put the Shah on the throne in 1932.They totally dominated the country.
First American involvement was in 1942 under F.D.R.-Democrat.We built roads and railroads( at our expense) to move oil and other products to our friend the USSR. I guess you know by this time WW11 was underway. FDR by this time had 30,000 pairs of boots on the ground in country.
The political discontent overthrew the 1st Shah,and Harry Truman urged the overthrow of Mohamed Mossadegh--Prime Minister--and the Hegemony in 1952.
After the election of Eisenhower in 1953 his term, and that of JFK wanted economic and social reform. Kennedy and the Russians, I guess you know, did not hit it off due to missiles in Cuba that could hit us in seconds with no response. I had a father that sit off shore of Cuba waiting for the word to go in. They had folders on all of Cuba's leaders and they were to take them out for the invasion that was blotched by Kennedy, and was the results in a large number of freedom fighters being slaughtered. There were plans on the table to kick Russians out of Iran and Iraq,but I guess you know the rest of his(Kennedy) history.
In 1970 Nixon(republican) put 30,000 troops on the ground, granted the Shah access to the most modern war machines we had,because by this time the Russians had armed Saddam Hussein's military to the hilt and had plans to take over all of the oil fields. We like to drive too much--I (assume) you do to wee-wee.Could not let that happen. This triggered the beginning of the revolution of 1978.
Jimmy carter(democrat) allowed the Shah entry into this country for medical treatment-cancer. (He) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was a prime player in the capture of the American Embassy and taking of 66 hostages and released 6 that left 52. Are you checking my math,and history? I may be spewing untruths and hate. I guess you are up to date on the rest of events.
Russia armed Iraq we armed Iran--8 year war with Iraq,people of Iran turned on us because of backing the Shah. He was a brutal dictator and was kicked out as it was the right thing to do.
Point being we have had influence in Iran since the time of FDR.1942 Republicans and democrats alike. If we as a nation did not have involvement in this area, there would not be enough grease to put on the wheels of progress for our own economical survival.
Bin-Laden turned on us when Saudi Arabia refused to pay him millions for protection.The Royal Family wanted American protection and not his.Thats why he did not like us, but Im sure you knew that.
Global warming is a lie.The scientist that dreamed this up have confessed to the lie,not just the one e-mail there are bunches if them. If there was this crises the United Nations, along with the Obama Regime,would have already put us under Cap And Trade, which would be a disaster for every American--even you wee wee.
History needs to be told in it's entirety. There are some facts and figures that need to be added but due to the length of the history we have in the region there is not enough time or space to answer all of the mistakes we have made as a nation. Remember our country will continue to make mistakes,but it will be the indirect choice the voters make when we put people in office to control our direction---choose wisely wee-wee. There may not be enough affordable gas to go around.